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to_o attribute_v all_o these_o effect_n to_o natural_a sympathy_n and_o antipathy_n which_o happen_v among_o the_o several_a body_n whereof_o the_o world_n be_v compound_v but_o if_o you_o press_v these_o philosopher_n to_o tell_v you_o and_o to_o explain_v wherein_o this_o sympathy_n and_o antipathy_n do_v consist_v they_o will_v give_v you_o no_o other_o reason_n but_o only_o tell_v you_o they_o be_v do_v by_o certain_a occult_a and_o unknown_a cause_n to_o which_o they_o ascribe_v all_o those_o effect_n who_o true_a cause_n they_o do_v not_o at_o all_o know_v but_o they_o will_v do_v much_o better_a plain_o to_o confess_v their_o ignorance_n and_o say_v they_o know_v nothing_o of_o the_o matter_n that_o we_o may_v the_o better_o understand_v what_o may_v be_v say_v upon_o a_o subject_n so_o nice_a and_o delicate_a and_o give_v a_o reason_n of_o those_o wonderful_a effect_n which_o be_v attribute_v to_o sympathy_n and_o antipathy_n without_o the_o help_n of_o occult_a cause_n in_o 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that_o be_v the_o first_o matter_n out_o of_o which_o all_o body_n be_v compose_v and_o into_o which_o by_o a_o universal_a division_n they_o may_v be_v reduce_v the_o second_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o body_n make_v of_o the_o first_o and_o upon_o which_o the_o efficient_a cause_n do_v exercise_v their_o activity_n therefore_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n but_o what_o be_v a_o compound_v and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o compound_v without_o matter_n it_o be_v also_o certain_a that_o there_o be_v nothing_o make_v without_o a_o efficient_a cause_n which_o act_v upon_o compound_n and_o destroy_v they_o that_o of_o they_o other_o may_v be_v make_v because_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o first_o serve_v for_o the_o composition_n of_o the_o second_o the_o matter_n which_o go_v to_o the_o composition_n of_o the_o first_o and_o second_o be_v the_o first_o matter_n or_o material_a cause_n of_o the_o compound_v and_o that_o matter_n which_o serve_v the_o efficient_a cause_n for_o a_o subject_a and_o patient_n be_v call_v the_o second_o matter_n both_o of_o they_o may_v be_v a_o efficient_a cause_n for_o compound_n do_v act_n upon_o one_o another_o as_o the_o element_n which_o drive_v one_o another_o backward_o and_o forward_o that_o which_o drive_v another_o be_v call_v the_o agent_n as_o that_o which_o be_v drive_v be_v call_v the_o patient_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n which_o resist_v it_o and_o drive_v back_o another_o this_o regress_n of_o the_o motion_n be_v call_v a_o reaction_n so_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n may_v be_v the_o subject_a and_o cause_n of_o motion_n and_o that_o to_o give_v and_o receive_v be_v the_o principle_n of_o agent_n and_o patient_n may_v be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n but_o in_o divers_a respect_n chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o first_o matter_n all_o philosopher_n do_v unanimous_o agree_v that_o there_o be_v a_o first_o matter_n in_o the_o world_n which_o be_v produce_v from_o the_o beginning_n and_o though_o it_o can_v never_o be_v alter_v by_o any_o change_n yet_o it_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o all_o the_o generation_n and_o corruption_n which_o be_v in_o nature_n this_o do_v suppose_v that_o the_o first_o matter_n do_v exist_v before_o the_o generation_n of_o the_o compound_v wherein_o it_o be_v find_v and_o that_o it_o still_o remain_v and_o survive_v the_o corruption_n of_o it_o as_o fire_n be_v make_v of_o chip_n the_o matter_n of_o the_o fire_n be_v in_o the_o chip_n and_o it_o be_v find_v partly_o in_o the_o fire_n partly_o in_o the_o smoke_n and_o partly_o also_o in_o the_o ash_n it_o be_v agree_v by_o all_o man_n that_o nothing_o be_v make_v out_o of_o nothing_o and_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o nature_n which_o can_v be_v reduce_v into_o nothing_o so_o that_o the_o first_o remain_v one_o and_o the_o same_o in_o all_o the_o revolution_n which_o do_v happen_v therefore_o in_o respect_n of_o matter_n we_o may_v just_o say_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o new_a in_o the_o world_n since_o the_o creation_n of_o it_o and_o that_o this_o matter_n in_o its_o nature_n be_v incorruptible_a so_o that_o to_o explain_v the_o essence_n of_o this_o first_o matter_n be_v all_o and_o the_o one_o only_a difficulty_n if_o we_o harken_v to_o aristotle_n he_o make_v it_o the_o subject_a of_o all_o form_n and_o that_o it_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o passive_a power_n or_o a_o mere_a capacity_n of_o produce_v and_o receive_v they_o in_o its_o bosom_n he_o say_v in_o another_o place_n that_o matter_n in_o itself_o have_v neither_o quality_n nor_o quantity_n nor_o any_o essence_n beside_o that_o which_o it_o receive_v from_o that_o form_n which_o perfect_v it_o but_o this_o explication_n give_v we_o no_o idea_n of_o matter_n neither_o do_v it_o teach_v we_o any_o thing_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n according_a to_o this_o doctrine_n we_o may_v say_v that_o matter_n be_v something_o and_o we_o may_v say_v at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o it_o be_v nothing_o and_o that_o it_o give_v that_o be_v to_o form_n and_o receive_v the_o same_o from_o it_o and_o last_o that_o it_o have_v distinct_a part_n without_o any_o quantity_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v impossible_a they_o be_v more_o in_o the_o right_n who_o say_v that_o the_o first_o matter_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o first_o element_n into_o which_o compound_v by_o a_o total_a dissolution_n be_v reduce_v also_o these_o element_n ought_v to_o be_v simple_a and_o indivisible_a for_o otherwise_o the_o first_o element_n be_v not_o such_o as_o we_o suppose_v they_o to_o be_v it_o follow_v from_o this_o doctrine_n that_o neither_o water_n nor_o air_n nor_o earth_n nor_o fire_n be_v the_o first_o element_n of_o thing_n because_o they_o be_v compound_n therefore_o we_o must_v look_v out_o for_o other_o element_n which_o be_v simple_a and_o indivisible_a those_o thing_n which_o the_o chemist_n will_v fain_o establish_v that_o be_v salt_n sulphur_n and_o mercury_n can_v be_v take_v for_o the_o first_o element_n of_o body_n since_o they_o be_v but_o compound_v of_o many_o other_o body_n i_o be_o of_o the_o same_o opinion_n concern_v descartes_n his_o three_o element_n which_o he_o will_v have_v to_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o thing_n which_o be_v impossible_a because_o they_o be_v divisible_a therefore_o we_o must_v acknowledge_v that_o only_o simple_a and_o indivisible_a atom_n be_v the_o first_o matter_n and_o first_o principle_n and_o element_n whereof_o body_n be_v compose_v out_o of_o these_o atom_n be_v corpuscle_n make_v out_o of_o these_o corpuscle_n small_a mass_n out_o of_o mass_n great_a part_n &_o then_o of_o these_o part_n great_a body_n whereof_o the_o universe_n do_v consist_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n go_v backward_o in_o a_o analytical_a method_n the_o world_n be_v divide_v into_o great_a body_n those_o into_o part_n part_n into_o small_a mass_n mass_n into_o corpuscle_n and_o last_o these_o corpuscle_n be_v divide_v into_o atom_n chap._n 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